This reminds me that it seems the lost of the original logo caused the new logo on the new website. (No high resolution source image)
Regards, Paul Yang > On Feb 27, 2020, at 5:52 PM, Tomas Mraz <tm...@redhat.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 2020-02-27 at 10:31 +0100, Matthias St. Pierre wrote: >> >> The openssl.svg was chosen to match the current logo at >> >> https://www.openssl.org/ >> >> as close as possible. According to the style sheet, the font of the >> logo >> is HelveticaNeue-Light. >> >> https://github.com/openssl/web/blob/master/inc/screen.css#L131-L158 >> >> While I'm not opposed to brush up the OpenSSL logo, I think this >> can't >> be done simply be replacing it on the fly. I think this requires a >> general >> discussion among the team members and finally an OMC decision, >> and shouldn't be rushed. Because after all, the shape of the logo is >> an >> essential part of the OpenSSL 'trade mark'. >> >> If we we want to brush up the Logo, we should give everybody time to >> come up >> with proposals and then have an open contest, ideally among all >> committers, >> not only OMC or OTC. (And you can be sure, I will come up with a >> proposal ;-) ) >> >> Finally, the OMC can run a vote, for example whether to pick the >> winner of the >> contest or to leave the logo as it is. > > The logo (attached) that Paul Yang created is matching the logo on the > old OpenSSL website. You can see it here for example: > > https://j3pd.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/openssl.jpg > <https://j3pd.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/openssl.jpg> > > I do not know how the current logo on the web was created or if there > was any formal decision process applied but I would expect it was > created just as an approximation of the original logo without using a > picture. > > -- > Tomáš Mráz > No matter how far down the wrong road you've gone, turn back. > Turkish proverb > [You'll know whether the road is wrong if you carefully listen to your > conscience.] > > <openssl-logo-dark.svg>